Tire-protector.



F. HOLIK.

TIRE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILLED JUNE 25,19121 1,084,434. Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

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Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 24 Sku-mui V[ll\lIl`.lD STATES PATENT; OFFICE.

FRANK HOLIK, OF PRAGUE, OKLAHOMA.

TIRE-PROTECTOR.

To) all 'whom it may concern lic it known that I, FRANK ITOLIK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Prague, in the county of Lincoln and State of Oklahoma, have invented cci-tain new and useful Improvements in 'l`iic-l"rotectors, oi which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for pneuma-.ic .tires for protecting the saine when riding over rough or muddy roads, and to assist in climbing hills and heavy grades, and has fbr oneof its objects to improve the construction andincrease the etliciency and' utility of devices of this cliar acter.

Another object of thezinvention is to provide a simply constructed device vwhich may beyreadily adapted Without ,material structural change. to tires'of varoussizes and to tires having various transverse diamef ters.

Another object of the invention is to produce a deviceof this character which may be readily increased or decreased in length and thusadaptable to tires of dii'erent'diameters. f

Another objectief the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily and quickly. attached and (letached, and folded' into a4 relatively small space when not in use or when the device' is to be transported.

lVitli these and other objects in View, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction as lie'eafterp'shown and described, and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a conventional automobile Iwheel with the improvement apL 1plied; Fig. 2 represents a pair of the blanks from which the members composing the tire are constructed; Fig. 3 is an enlar ed trans.

verse section on the line 3-3 of Fig.' L; Fig. 4 is aside elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a plan View of a part of a Aporti-on ofthe device shown in Fig. 3; Figs.

6 and 7 reT esent enlarged detail views of the clamping'members.

CorrespondingA and like parts are referred to in the fc'illowingl description and indicated in all A-the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved device is constructed from a' plurnly of links or plates united end Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. Julie 25,1912. Serial No. 705,892.

to end and c urved longitudinally to conform to the. circumferential curvature of a tire and likewise curved transversely to contorni to the transverse curvature of a tire. Each of the links or plates comprises a body portion l0 of sheet or plate metal, prefer- Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

ably steel, and lirst formed into the shape shown in Figs. 6 and 7, with spaced 4clefts 11-h12 at one end and spaced clefts 134- 14-15 and 16 at the other end. The material between the -clefts l1-12 is extended beyond# the end of the plate 10 to form a relatively long tongue, while the material between the cleftsflS-lft and between the clefts 15-16 is likewise extended to form relatively long tongues.. By this 'means a single tongue is formed centrally of the plate Al() at one end and a pair of tongues spaced apart extending from the opposite. end `ottlieplate as'shown in Figs. 6 and 7` flhe single tongue at .one en d vof the plate' y 'is curved intofa. pintl'e-receiving v'member 17 while the pair of tongues at the opposite end of the pla'tenre curved into' pintle-re- 'ceving members 18- 19. The portions of.' pintle-receivingv the material between the member 17 and the -side edges-of the'pl'ate plate to -form ribs or tianges 2021, while the material between the pinda-receiving members 18e-19 and between the pintl-re ceiving members and the edges of the plate -are bent at right angles to the body of the is bent at right angles to the plate to form ribs or fianges 22-23 and 24:. The plates 10 are each curved longitudinally to conform to the circumference of the Wheel and likewise curved transversely to conform to the transverse curvature of the wheel, so that vhen the pintle members of the plates are united end to endby the pintles represented at 25, a ring of plates isformed which are connected end to Vend and adapted to be placed around the Wheel and to partly engage around a portion' of the outer face, as

shown. The plates thus closely engage the outer face of the pneumatic tire, which isindicated conventionally y at 26, and connected to the tire r.. i 27 of the usual construction.

It will be noted that when the tions 17-'-18 -19 are curved transversely or the tire, while the pintles are likewise curved to correspond thereto."' By lthis means a plurality of transverselyextending and curving ribs are formed u on the outer face of the tire protector. T e flanges or webs plates 10 are united that the pintle-receiying por;

i shown, to enable the pintle-receiving porthe same.

tions 18`19 to be disposed in transverse alinement with the pintle-receiving member 17. By this simple means it will be obvious that a simply constructed and compact structure is produced which may be readily -adapted to the circumferential and transverse curvature of the tire and to embrace the same closely.

One of the terminal plates is formed with a right-angled rib or flange 28, while the other terminal rib is provided with a supplemental plate 29 which is formed to bear upon the outer face of the plate and riveted or otherwise secured thereto, the rivets or bolts preferably passing through slots in the terminal plate so that the supplemental plate may be adjusted longitudinally to adapt the device to tires of various sizes. 'lhe flange 28 and the flange of the plate 29, are apertnred to receive clamp bolts or other suitable fastening devices 31, to plates to be elampe'daround the tire. Q Additional fastening means are likewise employed and consist of yieldable members hingedly united to certain of the plates and extending around the tire 26 and the rim` 27, as shown, and secured in place in any; suitable manner,- preferably by forming one` of the yieldable members with a slot and thel other yieldable member with a tongue whicli is passedthrough the slot and bent around enable the united In Figs, G and 7, the members comprising the above-,described clamp device, are shown and consist of a plurality of plates 32 having tongues adapt-ed to berolled around links 34. One ofthe terminal plates 32 is l provided with a relatively long tongue 35,

l while the terminal plate o1' the other fasten'- ing member is .provided with a slot P36 to receive the tongue 35. The yieldable fastening devices will be of suilicient length to pass around the pneumatic tire 26 and beneath the rim 27 to bring the terminal of the plate having the slot 36 and the terminal of the plate having the tongue 35 beneath the rim 27, softhat when fastened in position the fastening device )vill/be disposed against the inner face of therim and thus protected from dislocation or injury when in use.

Any required number of the fastening devices may be employed, but for the purpose of illustration two are shown, but it will be understood that any required number may be used. f

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: A

1. A tire protector comprising a plurality of curved plates each having a plurality of outwardly directed flanges spaced apart at the ends and with the' material between the flangesrolled.-y into curved sockets, and

Vcurved pintlesengaging through the sockets,

the flanges andsocketsof the iferent plates engaging'face tof--facerwhen the plates are arranged end to. enud. y

2.,` A tire protectonfeomprisin a plurality of plates having longitudinaly directed cleftsin the ends :spaced apart,fport1onso1 the metal betwenifithecle'fts being 'rolledu `into. pintle engaging sockets and the remannng portions` lof the ends. ofthe plates bent-.11a terallyfeto. fn'nif pintles .extending 'thi' igh said sockets,

wherebyxatliefplates' are'fuiiited with the 'y llanges' and the vpintle engaging members arranged to engage face to face. g

In testimony whereof I aflix my "signature in presence of two witnesses.

-FRANK-HOLIK. [1.. s "ilncsses-z' i 'i ,l

Jann ZA'BLonnIL, J. W'. SMITH. 

